I've always toured light, but it was never intentional and it's what I've been told, not a self-assessment. My tours never included front panniers except once and I hated them during that tour. 2 pairs of clothing, 1 bike pants, wind jacket, MSR stove/tank and boy Scout cooking unit (pre-amazon/ebay), rain gear, around camp shoes, toiletries... Just the necessities. Handlebar bag was always full with stuff. Then I had my 3lb sleeping bag, Wal-Mart roll pad, tent was probably 3-4 lbs (1 person tent as I bike solo), tarp and that's it. The weight on it... 8lbs each pannier, 9ish lbs on camping gear, more than 5 on the handlebar bag. 30 in total, as I recall.